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so much, that president obama is shortening his upcoming trip to asia? >> exactly. we learned this morning from the white house that they can't get the people in place for the back half of that trip as a result of the shutdown. the president has called the heads of malaysia and the philippines and said, i'm sorry, i won't be there. he will be here, dealing with this shutdown and is now blaming tea party republicans for the shutdown. tea partiers insist most of the americans don't even notice the shutdown. >> they'll get their social security check. >> reporter: around the country, mothers and children have lost food assistance, some head start centers closed. cdc is no longer monitoring flu. hawaii is losing $50,000 a day because the uss arizona is closed. >> we cannot go in. it's just a big disappointment. >> reporter: the commentary is closing its naval shipyard. workers are getting rid of perishable food. >> even for hurricanes and tsunamis, i've never seen it this bad. >> reporter: 800 civilians followed at camp lejeune. >> child care, schools. >> reporter: with
so much, that president obama is shortening his upcoming trip to asia? >> exactly. we learned this morning from the white house that they can't get the people in place for the back half of that trip as a result of the shutdown. the president has called the heads of malaysia and the philippines and said, i'm sorry, i won't be there. he will be here, dealing with this shutdown and is now blaming tea party republicans for the shutdown. tea partiers insist most of the americans don't even...
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. >>> president obama returns to germany's brandenburg gate. his agenda inspect nuclear weapons. >>> the ama declares obesity a disease. and 18 mayors want to regulate how 47 million food stamp users use their assistance. >>> plus, an incredible tornado near denver international airport. >>> western wildfires continue to cause major problems, and america's newest singing sensation, the winner of "the voice." "early today" starts right now. display this is "early today" for wednesday, june 19th. >>> good morning, i'm mara betty winn. it was the clash of the titans last night as the miami heat won inover time during game six of the nba finals forcing game seven. before last night's matchup, both teams took shots at each other. san antonio fed these bush dogs. and lebron james released his new shoe, the stock liner reads 2-time champion. to the first, tony parker dishes to tim duncan for the monster slam. mike miller with the term posturize with this dunk. the spurs would lead by five at halftime. to the fourth we go, it's under 15 seconds left, l
. >>> president obama returns to germany's brandenburg gate. his agenda inspect nuclear weapons. >>> the ama declares obesity a disease. and 18 mayors want to regulate how 47 million food stamp users use their assistance. >>> plus, an incredible tornado near denver international airport. >>> western wildfires continue to cause major problems, and america's newest singing sensation, the winner of "the voice." "early today" starts right now....
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president obama meeting with members of its export council says the u.s. is at a point where domestic production is starting to exceed imports. >>> nielsen will be adding ratings information from smart phones and tablets into its data. the details will be released next week. the new ratings data will be incorporated next year. >>> billionaire warren buffett tells cnbc that the u.s. economy is continuing a gradual increase that started in 2009. he likens fed chairman ben bernanke to a batter hitting hitting .400 and should stay on the job. by the way, ted williams was the last baseballer to break a .400 season. >>> 60-year-old bottle of scotch is on sale in scottsdale. >>> coca-cola is apologizing to a consumer who purchased a bottle of vitamin water only to find an offensive message on the cap. the words "you retard" were intentionally printed on the cap. it's part of a translates to late or delayed. the company says they did not mean to offend anyone. >>> first a trivia question. >>> before the break we asked a who is the wealthiest current or former nfl
president obama meeting with members of its export council says the u.s. is at a point where domestic production is starting to exceed imports. >>> nielsen will be adding ratings information from smart phones and tablets into its data. the details will be released next week. the new ratings data will be incorporated next year. >>> billionaire warren buffett tells cnbc that the u.s. economy is continuing a gradual increase that started in 2009. he likens fed chairman ben...
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president obama announces a plan to help ease the burden of student loans. >>> tables turned. surveillance video captures a store clerk taking matters into his own hands during an attempted robbery. >>> and end of an era. a massive holdover from the u.s. >>> and end of an era. a massive holdover from the u.s. cold war is no more. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with on the offensive. white house officials say president obama is ready to roll out the next arm of his we can't wait economic initiative in denver today with a plan to ease the burden on students and recent grads loaded down with debt. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that and the president's latest approval ratings. good morning to you. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. this year we are expected to hit 1 trillion dollars in student loan debt in this country for the first time outpacing credit cards this year. today in colorado, at the university
president obama announces a plan to help ease the burden of student loans. >>> tables turned. surveillance video captures a store clerk taking matters into his own hands during an attempted robbery. >>> and end of an era. a massive holdover from the u.s. >>> and end of an era. a massive holdover from the u.s. cold war is no more. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the...
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president barack obama numbers are higher. president bush was at 37%. this does not bode well for democrats. a record high 20%, one in five, disapprove of the president of their own party. now taking a look into our poll, who do americans think should control congress? by a 1% margin, within the margin of error, republicans over democrats. that's pretty much a dead heat. it's more than we've seen for republicans in the past. also, what about getting rid of every member of congress? we've seen this in the past. more americans, 54%, say every member of congress should be replaced. some of this may have to do with what you were talking about. only 35% backing the health law. >> thank you. >>> now to dramatic allegations from the senate's top lawmaker. diane feinstein openly accusing the cia of spying on congress. now tensions are boiling over. >> talking exclusivovely to nbc news. >> we weren't spying on anything. >> in the speech, senate intelligence chair diane feinstein accused the cia of tracking the investigation in one of the worst abuses in cia hous
president barack obama numbers are higher. president bush was at 37%. this does not bode well for democrats. a record high 20%, one in five, disapprove of the president of their own party. now taking a look into our poll, who do americans think should control congress? by a 1% margin, within the margin of error, republicans over democrats. that's pretty much a dead heat. it's more than we've seen for republicans in the past. also, what about getting rid of every member of congress? we've seen...
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. >> reporter: it had been an obama family day, malia and sasha, dad and mom. as america paid tribute. an inaugural parade that showed off the nation's talent and diversity. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> reporter: the president's ceremonial swearing-in, witnessed by as many as a million people. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> reporter: mr. obama urged cooperation, rare now in washington, to cut health care costs and the deficit. >> but we reject the belief that america must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future. >> reporter: we can make progress, he said, on immigration, gay rights, climate change and school safety. a night to remember for the obamas and for the nation that re-elected the president. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> president obama never used the words "democrat" or "republican" in his second inaugural address, but his political message was crystal clear. a full-throated embrace of progressive polici
. >> reporter: it had been an obama family day, malia and sasha, dad and mom. as america paid tribute. an inaugural parade that showed off the nation's talent and diversity. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear -- >> reporter: the president's ceremonial swearing-in, witnessed by as many as a million people. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> reporter: mr. obama urged cooperation, rare now in washington, to cut health care costs...
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what sport is he talking about and who is obama profiling. many were quick to point out one of if not the greatest of all time, mohammed ali. he released an antiisis statement that served as a not so vailed jab at trump. the statement ended speaking as someone that's never been accused of political correctness i believe our political leaders should use their position to bring understanding about the religion of islam and clarify that these misguided murders perverted the views on what islam is. >> kareem abdul jabar, his latest piece, what isis and donald trump have in common. trump is way out in front in south carolina at 35%. his support jumped 8 points after his statement from 30% during the first two nights to 38% during the second two. for more on that, we go to nbc. >> donald trump isn't quiting down on his muslim ban. >> these are people outside of the country. so we're not talking about the constitution. it's not about religion. it's about safety. >> forcing president obama to weigh in. >> our freedom is bond up with the free doll of
what sport is he talking about and who is obama profiling. many were quick to point out one of if not the greatest of all time, mohammed ali. he released an antiisis statement that served as a not so vailed jab at trump. the statement ended speaking as someone that's never been accused of political correctness i believe our political leaders should use their position to bring understanding about the religion of islam and clarify that these misguided murders perverted the views on what islam is....
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that's what president obama will ask congress for today to deal with the child immigration crisis. >>> israel calls up 1,500 troops as the escalation of violence with hamas fwroez to a tipping point. hope and despair for children dealing with two different challenges. >>> were these women caught stealing beach equipment? >>> when tension on the field rise to the level of choking. >>> caught napping. that will cost you $10 million. >>> it's tuesday, july 8th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. we begin with breaking news. just hours old. the olympic runner's trial has gotten so much publicity, the defense saying some witnesses did not want to take the stand. oral closing arguments are scheduled for august 7th. prosecution and defense will file their written lowsing arguments to the judge in coming weeks. pistol or where yous killed his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, in his home. he says he mistook her for an intruder. the prosecution says he shot her after an argument. >>> it's the most powerful typhoon to hit japan in decades. it's baring down on t
that's what president obama will ask congress for today to deal with the child immigration crisis. >>> israel calls up 1,500 troops as the escalation of violence with hamas fwroez to a tipping point. hope and despair for children dealing with two different challenges. >>> were these women caught stealing beach equipment? >>> when tension on the field rise to the level of choking. >>> caught napping. that will cost you $10 million. >>> it's tuesday,...
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. >>> plus, president obama's likely nominee for new fed head. >>> a major dogfighting ring busted. >>> and marking 50 years since this man and his message changed the world. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, august 27th. >>> very good morning. i'm richard lui. secretary of state john kerry saying the evidence is clear and the amount of human suffering undeniable. >> it defies any code of morality. let me be clear. the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. >> the u.n. is getting closer to confirming whether the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people. nbc's ayman moyheldin is live in cairo for us on this tuesday. we're hearing syria's foreign minister saying the u.n. inspector's second trip to the alleged site has been delayed. there is that and then the question of a timeline on potential military action. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, that foreign minister press conference is still ongoing, and syria's fo
. >>> plus, president obama's likely nominee for new fed head. >>> a major dogfighting ring busted. >>> and marking 50 years since this man and his message changed the world. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for tuesday, august 27th. >>> very good morning. i'm richard lui. secretary of state john kerry saying the evidence is clear and the amount of human suffering undeniable. >> it defies any...
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obama is handling his job. nearly two-thirds of american surveyed are unhappy with the president's actions on gas prices and almost half think prices will keep going un. now, here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. newly released video from kentucky shows a deadly tornado. an entire roof was just ripped off in seconds. a man was trapped in a pick-up truck as buildings all around him were shredded by the twister which claimed six lives. there's some wild weather in hawaii. a waterspout making its way onto a small island during a thunderstorm complete with lightning strikes. it seriously damaged one home. talk about a wild turkey, a michigan woman is being accosted by a fearless bird every time she heads out of her home. it even went after a news crew that came out to see for themselves. now she uses an umbrella. she says she's going to let nature take its course. and finally, a washington state teenager is learning two very valuable lessons. one, don't steal. two, maybe more impor
obama is handling his job. nearly two-thirds of american surveyed are unhappy with the president's actions on gas prices and almost half think prices will keep going un. now, here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. newly released video from kentucky shows a deadly tornado. an entire roof was just ripped off in seconds. a man was trapped in a pick-up truck as buildings all around him were shredded by the twister which claimed six lives. there's some wild weather...
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brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> president obama's nominee to run the pentagon will have to wait at least another week for an up or down vote in the senate. it now appears chuck hagel will get the vote when senators return. two top republicans say they will stop efforts to stall his confirmation. that filibuster came a day after hagel was approved by the armed services committee on a party-line vote. one of his most vocal opponents says while he doesn't believe hagel is qualified, he won't hold up the process. >> i thought we had an agreement to wait a week so the remaining questions would be answered, but i understand the white house wanted a vote. they got a vote. we will have a vote when we get back. i'm confident that senator hagel will probably have the votes necessary to be confirmed as the secretary of defense. >> the gop it says blocked hagel's nomination in an effort to further examine his record and views on israel and iran. senate majority leader harry reid hopes to bring a final vote to the floor when congress goes back in session next monday. >>> residents in coastal
brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> president obama's nominee to run the pentagon will have to wait at least another week for an up or down vote in the senate. it now appears chuck hagel will get the vote when senators return. two top republicans say they will stop efforts to stall his confirmation. that filibuster came a day after hagel was approved by the armed services committee on a party-line vote. one of his most vocal opponents says while he doesn't believe hagel is...
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almost cost president obama his re-election. he essentially said during his speech last night that he got the message loud and clear. there were also some personal noemts to his speech. he told the crowd publicly how much he loves his wife, how proud he is of his daughters. also said that they will not be getting a dog this year. lynn, the first family is staying here in chicago. they are heading home a little later on today. lynn? >> one dog will do. that was nbc's kristen welker. now to governor romney, the man who out lasted every other republican challenger but in the end could not defeat this sitting president. chris jansing is in boston this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. nearly seven years after it began, mitt romney's quest for the presidency ended in this ballroom with a gracious speech. in the end he won 24 states, but only one of those battleground states we've been talking about so much over the last several months, north carolina. he had begun the day believing that he could and would
almost cost president obama his re-election. he essentially said during his speech last night that he got the message loud and clear. there were also some personal noemts to his speech. he told the crowd publicly how much he loves his wife, how proud he is of his daughters. also said that they will not be getting a dog this year. lynn, the first family is staying here in chicago. they are heading home a little later on today. lynn? >> one dog will do. that was nbc's kristen welker. now to...
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president obama tapes a message for the iranian people as the country celebrates its new year. in the recording the president briefly speaks farsi. >>> a suspect has been arrested in the murder of daniel pearl. he is believed to have facilitated his kidnapping. >>> colorado governor is expected to sign tough gun control legislation on wednesday. among other things the measure caps limits on magazines and expand background checks on firearms. first piece of legislation in response to last summer's theater shooting. >>> the government will be funded through the end of september reducing the likelihood of a shutdown. there's another vote in house today where it's expected to win approval. >>> rand paul favors path to citizenship for illegal immigrants. >>> and new york mayor michael bloomberg is setting his sites on cigarettes in hoping of getting them out of sight. a new plan from the mayor calls on stores to keep cigarettes hidden. >>> turning to health news the spring allergy season is early this year. allergists are warning sufferers not to wait until you get itchy eyes, runny
president obama tapes a message for the iranian people as the country celebrates its new year. in the recording the president briefly speaks farsi. >>> a suspect has been arrested in the murder of daniel pearl. he is believed to have facilitated his kidnapping. >>> colorado governor is expected to sign tough gun control legislation on wednesday. among other things the measure caps limits on magazines and expand background checks on firearms. first piece of legislation in...
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he washington post reports two agents are now c from president obama's detail. a senior supervisor was off duty en he met a wom at the hey adamhotel in washingn this past spring he left behind a single bullet inhe woman's room. "the post" reports h went back and tri toorce his way into that roomlong with ather agent. he also reportedly sent sexuay suggestive e-mails to a different womanho was his subordate. it comes a year after the agency'srostitution scandal i colombia. the secret service told"the post" like eve organization they periodically have isolate incidents of miscondu. >>> routineraffic stop quickly turning into a horrific ordeal for a missouri state trooper. he's fced to shoot a meth addict to ve his own life. >> to this day, i still don't know why i more or less dove into that car. op! stop don't [ bleep ] ve! >> you shot me. >> don move! >> you shot me. >> he was shot. after viewinghe powerl dashcam deo, the presiding judge sentced hamilton to 30 years in pron. >> everyone's luc to be alive. >> ectly. >> alaska andawaii getting the weatherheadlines
he washington post reports two agents are now c from president obama's detail. a senior supervisor was off duty en he met a wom at the hey adamhotel in washingn this past spring he left behind a single bullet inhe woman's room. "the post" reports h went back and tri toorce his way into that roomlong with ather agent. he also reportedly sent sexuay suggestive e-mails to a different womanho was his subordate. it comes a year after the agency'srostitution scandal i colombia. the secret...
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obama says the u.s. cannot close the door on diplomacy. secretary kerry says the hard part of verification, transparency, and accountability is just beginning. >>> justice department officials have indicated they will not bring charges against wikileaks founder julian assange, although they're yet to announce the formal decision. they said assange did not break any laws by publishing government leaks. >>> a new jersey family tells wnbc they did not write a hateful message to a gay waitress and former marine. they say they left a generous tip. they say, i'm sorry, i cannot tip because i do not agree with your lifestyles. the totals, as you can see, are different. >>> morning-after pills may be less effective for heavier wam. the european manufacturer of an emergency contraceptive will have new labelling, and it is not effective for women who weigh more than 176 pounds. the average american woman weighs 166 pounds. >>> stocks continue to set records as the nasdaq approaches 4,000. ipads and tablets are this year's it item for black friday de
obama says the u.s. cannot close the door on diplomacy. secretary kerry says the hard part of verification, transparency, and accountability is just beginning. >>> justice department officials have indicated they will not bring charges against wikileaks founder julian assange, although they're yet to announce the formal decision. they said assange did not break any laws by publishing government leaks. >>> a new jersey family tells wnbc they did not write a hateful message to a...
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early today starts right now. >>> president obama will travel to the midwest today. his first stop boise state university. there he will talk about some of the things he is talking about in the state of the union. his message was loud and clear. america is bouncing back. >> the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong. in every step we were told our goals were misguide or too ambitious, that we would crush jobs and explode deficits. instead, we've seen the fastest economic growth in over a decade our deficits cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled and health care inflation at its lowest rate in 50 years. [ applause ] >> this is good news people. >>> president obama made history by say being the first president to say lesbian bisexual and transgender in a state of the union speech. and he also added humor. >> i have no more campaigns to run. my only agenda -- i know because i won both of them. [ applause ] >> freshman senator joni ernst delivered the republican response and although she hit the president on obama kaerks senator erns
early today starts right now. >>> president obama will travel to the midwest today. his first stop boise state university. there he will talk about some of the things he is talking about in the state of the union. his message was loud and clear. america is bouncing back. >> the shadow of crisis has passed and the state of the union is strong. in every step we were told our goals were misguide or too ambitious, that we would crush jobs and explode deficits. instead, we've seen the...
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today we'll see what investors think about president obama's jobs package. europe's debt crisis will be on wall street's radar today as g-7 finance ministers meet in france. u.s. banks led losses yesterday after notching big gains wednesday. jp morgan fell nearly 4%. bank of america lost nearly as much on a report restructuring could lead to the elimination of some 40,000 jobs over several years. on the up side yahoo! climbed 6% after a major shareholder demanded an overhaul of its board. in deal news, google gobbled up the gap, considered the guru of restaurant guidebooks for an undisclosed sum. a littles raided the california headquarters of solyndra was raided after they filed for bankruptcy and laid off all its workers despite receiving $535 million of federal stimulus. finally, in a sobering sign of the times next month walmart will revive its layaway plans to help cash-strapped consumers this holiday shopping season. >>> andy gets grumpy at the open. payton sits after surgery. and the orioles walk away with a win in new york. your early morning sports
today we'll see what investors think about president obama's jobs package. europe's debt crisis will be on wall street's radar today as g-7 finance ministers meet in france. u.s. banks led losses yesterday after notching big gains wednesday. jp morgan fell nearly 4%. bank of america lost nearly as much on a report restructuring could lead to the elimination of some 40,000 jobs over several years. on the up side yahoo! climbed 6% after a major shareholder demanded an overhaul of its board. in...
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eastern president obama will welcome the pont f for an official visit. at 11:30 ab prayer ceremony for the bishops. and at 4:15. it is a strictly non political u.s. visit in a city immersed in politics. >> reporter: his holiness made history. touching down outside washington. francis' first visit to the u.s. the pope welcomed by president obama can the first lady at joint base andrews. a gesture so the rare it's only one done once before. he left in an italian made fiat. earlier in route from cuba, aboard a jet dubbed shepherd 1. francis told reporters he would not bring up the issue on the u.s. and cuba. saying this is a historical trip not that political one. and everywhere excitement. >> there it is. going by. and there is the pope. >> we're really focusing on the message of love and mercy and the joy he brings to all of us here. >> francis are meet with the president at the white house on thursday. becoming the first pope to address a joint congress. and while here francis will also parade along the national mall and celebrate mass at the largest cat
eastern president obama will welcome the pont f for an official visit. at 11:30 ab prayer ceremony for the bishops. and at 4:15. it is a strictly non political u.s. visit in a city immersed in politics. >> reporter: his holiness made history. touching down outside washington. francis' first visit to the u.s. the pope welcomed by president obama can the first lady at joint base andrews. a gesture so the rare it's only one done once before. he left in an italian made fiat. earlier in route...
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he sent a letter to president obama. in the letter, which includes numerous spelling and grammatical errors, he asks president obama to end a, quote, unjust war. gadhafi goes on to say that he bears no ill will towards president obama. he even wishes him luck in his bid for re-election next year. the white house confirmed the letter, but greeted it with renewed calls for gadhafi to step down. >>> after notching a rare victory by plugging a leak of highly radioactive water, workers at japan's damaged nuclear plant are now trying to prevent more hydrogen explosions there. although officials stress there's no immediate threat of blast, crews are pumping nitrogen into the facility. meanwhile, the state department is confirming the death of a second american in last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami, a teacher who worked in a tiny coastal town in japan. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in new york, two consecutive accidents in the same spot has some business owners thinking a
he sent a letter to president obama. in the letter, which includes numerous spelling and grammatical errors, he asks president obama to end a, quote, unjust war. gadhafi goes on to say that he bears no ill will towards president obama. he even wishes him luck in his bid for re-election next year. the white house confirmed the letter, but greeted it with renewed calls for gadhafi to step down. >>> after notching a rare victory by plugging a leak of highly radioactive water, workers at...
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michele obama hosted the u.s. women's soccer team at the white house to promote healthy living for children. close to 50 kids attended the event, taking part in drills and activities on the south lawn. >>> and the buildup for saturday's red river rivalry between texas and oklahoma is in full swing. fans from each school battled in dallas at the seventh annual pigskin plane pull. the team from oklahoma was the fastest to pull a 737 aircraft across 50 yards. but not necessarily a good omen for sooner fans. the plane pull winner usually winds up losing the football game. i would like to dispute that statistic. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins weather channel forecast. good morning to you. >> you going to be a big football fan? >> i am a little disappointed that i didn't think to wear my sooner red. i will have some upset family members. >> no burnt orange for me. >> lucky for you. >> the weekend forecast is looking very, very nice in much of the country. the e
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we may get a glimpse on what the obama administration has in store when it comes to both israeli and palestinian officials, richard. >> at least now from the pictures, atia, showing a visible simpatico. thank you. >>> new report this morning is sounding the alarm on the intelligence community. this morning's "the washington post" claims u.s. spy agencies are reportedly dropping the ball when it comes to key national security hot spots. now, these findings came out a 2012 panel of white house advisers including now defense secretary chuck hagel. "the post" saying agencies like the cia are ignoring places like china and the middle east to instead focus on current military operations and drone strikes. authorities say operations have been side-lined dating back more than a decade of conflict. the white house has not commented publicly on the report but recent remarks from top officials suggest they share the panel's concerns. >>> let's go to north korea now. issued a new threat to the united states. that country saying it will waste no time attacking u.s. mill area bases in japan and on
we may get a glimpse on what the obama administration has in store when it comes to both israeli and palestinian officials, richard. >> at least now from the pictures, atia, showing a visible simpatico. thank you. >>> new report this morning is sounding the alarm on the intelligence community. this morning's "the washington post" claims u.s. spy agencies are reportedly dropping the ball when it comes to key national security hot spots. now, these findings came out a...
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>>> then president obama cozies up to leaders. >>> plus hillary clinton puts finishing touches on our big roll-out speech on saturday. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. the canines caught a scent and now in the hunt for those two escaped murders, 500 heavy armed officers guns drawn are following what they call their best lead yet. the killers' get-away driver may have gotten cold feet. covering all angles of this story this morning, ging -- >> reporter: teams are coming an area in dense brush roughly 20 to 30 acres wide just three miles from the maximum security prison they escaped from dozens living inside the police perimeter told to lock their doors. thomas lasalle spoke to us from inside his home. >> everyone's got guns and pistols. >> i'm pretty well off. i've got a gun on me. >> reporter: you're not scared to use it? >> no i'm not. >> reporter: what would cause someone to risk it all to spring two convicted killers from prison. joyce mitchell told authorities, quote, she thought it was love. tonight there are news reports she was previously investigated for an im
>>> then president obama cozies up to leaders. >>> plus hillary clinton puts finishing touches on our big roll-out speech on saturday. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. the canines caught a scent and now in the hunt for those two escaped murders, 500 heavy armed officers guns drawn are following what they call their best lead yet. the killers' get-away driver may have gotten cold feet. covering all angles of this story this morning, ging --...
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coming up another showdown is brewing in washington as president obama prepares to name his pick for the next secretary of deaf. today new details in the case against james holmes in the case of the movie theater shooting that killed 12 people at a colorado theater. plus hillary clinton gets back to work. what prince charles worries about. and a kangaroo on the loose. where else but australia. "early today" starts right now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> a very good morning to you. the white house confirmed today president obama will announce former nebraska senator chuck hagel as secretary of defense. it will be a rough road to confirmation for the vietnam vet who outspokenly posed the iraq war. meanwhile white house officials tell nbc news that mr. obama will also nominate his counterterrorism adviser, john brennan as the next cia chief. we're just learning that. tracie potts has more from washington on both nominations for us this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the brennan announcement we just got early this morning. he's a 25
coming up another showdown is brewing in washington as president obama prepares to name his pick for the next secretary of deaf. today new details in the case against james holmes in the case of the movie theater shooting that killed 12 people at a colorado theater. plus hillary clinton gets back to work. what prince charles worries about. and a kangaroo on the loose. where else but australia. "early today" starts right now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> a...
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at number two is president obama. number three is xi juping. and german chancellor angela merkel is five. >>> sports is next, including a big announcement from iverson and beckham. >>> plus, a spooky halloween trivia question for you. according to a recent survey, what percentage of you believe in ghosts? is it 15%, 25%, 35%, or 45%? the spooky answer when "early today" returns. they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing the things that matter& like buying new raspberry 5 hour energy. from now to the end of the year, a portion of each sale... benefits living beyond breast cancer, to empower women affected by breast cancer. new raspberry 5 hour energy. it's one good deed that will go just right. >>> mm-mm. so before the break, we asked you, according to a recent survey, which percentage of americans believe in ghost that answer? yeah! 45% of you believe in ghosts, or that, the spirits themselves of dead people can come back in certain places and situations. but listen to this, 43% do not think they c
at number two is president obama. number three is xi juping. and german chancellor angela merkel is five. >>> sports is next, including a big announcement from iverson and beckham. >>> plus, a spooky halloween trivia question for you. according to a recent survey, what percentage of you believe in ghosts? is it 15%, 25%, 35%, or 45%? the spooky answer when "early today" returns. they say no good deed goes unpunished. and some days it seems true. but we keep on doing...
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the race to the white house is getting feisty with president obama not letting up on his attacks. romney's team has been out in force defending their candidate. brian mooar joins us live from washington. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing. >> reporter: an obama campaign spokesman took the fight to a whole new level when she claimed romney was lying to the nation when he left bain or committed a felony in filing false documents with government regulators. >> he's claiming i wasn't there at the time except he filed an s.e.c. listing that says he was the ceo, chairman, and president of the company. >> by starting negative, by going extremely tough -- >> reporter: in a new ad team romney is blasting the president for going negative. >> whatever happened to hoping change? >> this is not the candidate of hope and change. this is a candidate who i
the race to the white house is getting feisty with president obama not letting up on his attacks. romney's team has been out in force defending their candidate. brian mooar joins us live from washington. brian, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing....
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obama is alsoaking a hit personally. mo than half of respondents say he is not a strong leader, and half fin him dishonest and untrustworthy. in all harkens back to his promise that americans could keep their heah plan if they liked it, in addition with other problems wh the affordable care act, aaw that now 57% oppose. >>> this morning, princeton university sd it would allow a non-fda proved vaccine. the vaccine has not officially been approved for use in t u.s., but t school says th cdc remmended this plan. seven casesf the re strain have been confirmed sincemarch, the most recent just last week. none fatal. r a look at the weather, nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> good morning. >> good morning to you. we h concerns of rain, or maybe some -- >> yeah, rn in the forecast in safrancisco, and w kind of thought maybe it would beere by now. >> no? >> napa got some rain, oer ars. >> nothere? >> , not in the downtown area, and the rar doesn't look promising now. you can see the radarecho, greens and blues in the mounins, but
obama is alsoaking a hit personally. mo than half of respondents say he is not a strong leader, and half fin him dishonest and untrustworthy. in all harkens back to his promise that americans could keep their heah plan if they liked it, in addition with other problems wh the affordable care act, aaw that now 57% oppose. >>> this morning, princeton university sd it would allow a non-fda proved vaccine. the vaccine has not officially been approved for use in t u.s., but t school says th...
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an obama care bombshell. an investigation finds the obama administration reportedly knew for at least three years that millions of americans would not be able to keep their health insurance. that has been one of president obama's key selling points for his new health care law. >> if you've got health insurance, it doesn't mean a government takeover. you keep your own insurance. if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. >> but four sources deeply involved in the affordable care act tell nbc news between 45% to 50% can expect to find a cancellation letter in the past year. the reason, their existing policies do not meet the minimum standards mandated by the new health care law. 2010 obama care regulations do cite a normal turnover in the individual insurance market. now the white house is pushing back on the investigation. josh ernest tweeted, quote, that's "a," not new, and "b," not caused by aca. it's a problem aca will solve. for more, head to nbcnews.com. >>> also on monday the obama administration gra
an obama care bombshell. an investigation finds the obama administration reportedly knew for at least three years that millions of americans would not be able to keep their health insurance. that has been one of president obama's key selling points for his new health care law. >> if you've got health insurance, it doesn't mean a government takeover. you keep your own insurance. if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. >> but four sources deeply involved in the affordable care...
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president obama called to congratulate the winner. he defeated nicolas sarkozy who many voters blamed for the nation's economic troubles. >>> police are investigating a murder of a track worker at churchill downs, the site of saturday's kentucky derby. the body of a groom from guatemala was found yesterday in a horse barn, but police say there's nothing to indicate the death had any connection with the derby. >>> and in san francisco a fire destroyed a four-story wooden apartment building in the city's mission district. more than 30 people were left homeless by the fire. >>> the actor who played goober pyle on tv for 30 years has died. george lindsey who starred as a smiling service station attendant on "the andy griffith show" and "hee haw" was 83 years old. >>> and in nepal at least 17 were killed in flooding as a wall of water destroyed a bridge. 47 are missing and presumed dead. the flash flood hit with almost no warning. rescue teams are still searching through the debris. >>> well, now here's an early look at one of your top hea
president obama called to congratulate the winner. he defeated nicolas sarkozy who many voters blamed for the nation's economic troubles. >>> police are investigating a murder of a track worker at churchill downs, the site of saturday's kentucky derby. the body of a groom from guatemala was found yesterday in a horse barn, but police say there's nothing to indicate the death had any connection with the derby. >>> and in san francisco a fire destroyed a four-story wooden...
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you can see jap brewer with her finger in president obama's face. this exchange was over her book account scorpion for breakfast. in it she characterizes a meeting with president one-on-one on immigration saying he was patronizing on border issues. she's accusing the administration of ignoring immigration which is a big deal in her state. governor brewer delivered to the president a handwritten note that she says it included an invitation for them to meet again. apparently the president said he was disturbed by the way their meeting was characterized but the white house says they'll meet again. >> thank you, tracie potts there in washington. >>> president obama's new plan for the military will be outlined today. the .oregon plan will cut $260 billion in projected spending over the next five yores to make required reductions. the u.s. army would slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 cutting as many at 80,000 soldierses. >>> well, it was an unprecedent momentum on capitol hill yesterday. members of congress openly wept as they bi
you can see jap brewer with her finger in president obama's face. this exchange was over her book account scorpion for breakfast. in it she characterizes a meeting with president one-on-one on immigration saying he was patronizing on border issues. she's accusing the administration of ignoring immigration which is a big deal in her state. governor brewer delivered to the president a handwritten note that she says it included an invitation for them to meet again. apparently the president said he...
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. >>> president obama and republican candidate mitt romney campaign today in the important battleground state of ohio. yesterday president obama addressed the united nations general assembly where syria and iran took center stage. nbc's tracie potts joins us with those details. >> reporter: good morning. the focus ohio, as you said, a key battleground state where the president now has a big lead. >> i accept that people will call me awful things every day, and i will always defend their right to do so. >> fresh off his speech at the united nations, president obama heads to ohio today with an eight-point lead according to "the washington post." mitt romney is there today, too, talking jobs and taxes. >> is there anybody who thinks that raising taxes will help grow the economy? >> no! >> his plan is to continue what he has done before. the status quo has not worked. >> romney attacking someone on taxes? that's like me attacking someone for being fashion nat in politics. >> reporter: romney is at a two-day bus tour with his running mate. >> after four years of getting the run-around, ameri
. >>> president obama and republican candidate mitt romney campaign today in the important battleground state of ohio. yesterday president obama addressed the united nations general assembly where syria and iran took center stage. nbc's tracie potts joins us with those details. >> reporter: good morning. the focus ohio, as you said, a key battleground state where the president now has a big lead. >> i accept that people will call me awful things every day, and i will always...
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. >> i can't trust obama. i've read about him and he's an arab. >> no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. >> reporter: for 60 years he served this country repeatedly putting principal over party, working with john kerry on vietnam, and sneaking in a little humor when he could. >> do you think t your right would make a good president? >> we can >> i'm sure >> i had the honor of calling senator barack obama to congratulate him. please. >> reporter: his love of country trumped his disappointment in defeat. . >> i urge all americans to join me not only in congratulating him but offer our next president our earnest effort to find ways to come together. >> reporter: last year he returned to the senate, upending president trump's attempt to repeal health care. huz colleagued respected him, even as he scolded them. >> stop listing to the bombastic loud phoupgts on the radio and tell vision and internet. we're getting nothing done, my friends. we're get upbg nothing done. >> reporter: he was the
. >> i can't trust obama. i've read about him and he's an arab. >> no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues. >> reporter: for 60 years he served this country repeatedly putting principal over party, working with john kerry on vietnam, and sneaking in a little humor when he could. >> do you think t your right would make a good president? >> we can >> i'm sure >> i had the honor of...
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it takes a lot of chutzpah to compare himself to mccain and obama. we have two reports. >> jeb bush now forced to wonder whether today marks the beginning of a end or a comeback. >> we have the greatest organization. we're doing fine. >> bush on defense as what many viewed as the dismal debate night defined by a punch that didn't land against rubio and his missed senate votes. >> you can campaign or just resign and let somebody else take the job. >> yorm you ever complaining about john mccain's vote record. the only reason you are doing it now is someone's convinced you it is going to help. >> i do think it ought to show up and work for crying out loud. >> a strategy add advocating even some smothupporters. he still has money muscle, his brother fundraising in washington. but donors could defect if something doesn't change soon. >> you never want to be answering questions the day after a debate about whether your campaign is on life support or not. >> the calls to reset his message, coming after months of falling fortunes for the former favorite. the
it takes a lot of chutzpah to compare himself to mccain and obama. we have two reports. >> jeb bush now forced to wonder whether today marks the beginning of a end or a comeback. >> we have the greatest organization. we're doing fine. >> bush on defense as what many viewed as the dismal debate night defined by a punch that didn't land against rubio and his missed senate votes. >> you can campaign or just resign and let somebody else take the job. >> yorm you ever...
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. >>> and nbc exclusive interview with president obama. and what about replacinghe vp? >>> twitter's grand debut on the stock market. >>> also, toronto's mayor, and -- fireworks fly when number two takes on number six in college football. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, november 8th. >>> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. it's being called one of the most powerful storms ever recorded. right now, haiyan is lashing the fill spooens with miles 195 miles per hour and experts are predicting catastrophic damage. here's nbc's frances koe with more. >> reporter: it's what the philippines feared. the typhoon slammed into the coast. they are bearing the brunt. winds at least 150 miles per hour and drenching rains that made visibility virtually nonexistent. the breeze moved through the air and floated into rapid moves rivers. storm surges are expected to reach up to more than 20 feet in some cities. about a million people are taking cover in shelters in more than 20 provinces, but because the country is made up of islands, there'
. >>> and nbc exclusive interview with president obama. and what about replacinghe vp? >>> twitter's grand debut on the stock market. >>> also, toronto's mayor, and -- fireworks fly when number two takes on number six in college football. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for friday, november 8th. >>> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. it's being called one of the most powerful storms ever...
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obama. for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. but mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night football got millions of viewers who missed the face-off in florida on the rise of muslim extremism. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda, but we can't kill our way out of this. >> governor romney, i'm glad that you recognize that al qaeda is a threat because a few months ago when you were a
obama. for more on last night's heated foreign policy debate we go now to nbc's steve handlesman. he's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. well, the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. but mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama...
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a new poll finds president obama enjoying a post convention bounce in popularity. according to a poll of likely voters, 40% favor president obama while 43% prefer his republican rival mitt romney. tracie potts has the latest from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. rasmussen and gallup over the weekend show a 40% increase for president obama over mitt romney. not so surprising over the convention, but this was a surprise. the only thing more surprising than this is the fact that scott vanduzen a big fan president obama -- he said that mitt romney's tax plan doesn't add up. >> you already have deficits, $2 trillion in new defense spending and somehow you're going to close the deficit without racing taxes on middle class families. they did not take their arithmetic force. >> contrary to what the democrats are saying, i'm not going to increase the tax burden on middle income families. it would be absolutely wrong to do that. >> romney hits battle ground ohio today and wisconsin in a new tv ad. >> here in was son kon sin we're not better off und
a new poll finds president obama enjoying a post convention bounce in popularity. according to a poll of likely voters, 40% favor president obama while 43% prefer his republican rival mitt romney. tracie potts has the latest from washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. rasmussen and gallup over the weekend show a 40% increase for president obama over mitt romney. not so surprising over the convention, but this was a surprise. the only thing more surprising than this is...
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president obama turns up the heat on speaker boehner and republicans to open up the government that, as are arrested at a rally. >>> plus miley cyrus did something outrageous, and some find it quite entertaining. >>> and we'll tell you how to score free starbucks coffee over the next three days. "early today" starts right now. >>> this is "early today" for wednesday, october 9. >> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. it is being called disgraceful and embarrassing. the government shutdown is halting military death benefits for families of the fallen. at least 17 service members have died since the shutdown began october 1st, including four on sunday in afghanistan. military families are outraged. among those lost, 24-year-old private first class joseph peters. his wife and mother of their 20-month-old son saying, quote, yes, it is upsetting, because my husband died for his country and now his family is left to worry. my husband always said if something happened to him, we would be taken care of. i'm a stay-at-home mom, which is what my husband wanted. he wanted me to take care of ou
president obama turns up the heat on speaker boehner and republicans to open up the government that, as are arrested at a rally. >>> plus miley cyrus did something outrageous, and some find it quite entertaining. >>> and we'll tell you how to score free starbucks coffee over the next three days. "early today" starts right now. >>> this is "early today" for wednesday, october 9. >> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. it is being called...
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president obama also pressed president xi on human rights concerns. we expect him to do the same when he meets with leaders from myanmar, the country also known as burma, president obama on his way to that country where he'll spend two days. francis? >> kristen welker in beijing. >>> ferguson, missouri, is once again a city on edge, bracing for a grand jury decision that could come any day. there was a warning for anyone replicating what they saw after the michael brown shooting. >> exercising theirs first amendment rights, that ugliness was not representative of missouri and it cannot be repeated. >> this time local businesses aren't taking any chances. nbc's ron al eleven has the story. >> reporter: along ferguson's already battered main street, more businesses adding more protection worried about what will happen when prosecutors announce whether officer darren wilson will face charges for killing unarmed teenager michael brown in august. >> you really think there's going to be a need for this? >> we're preparing for the worst and hoping for the be
president obama also pressed president xi on human rights concerns. we expect him to do the same when he meets with leaders from myanmar, the country also known as burma, president obama on his way to that country where he'll spend two days. francis? >> kristen welker in beijing. >>> ferguson, missouri, is once again a city on edge, bracing for a grand jury decision that could come any day. there was a warning for anyone replicating what they saw after the michael brown shooting....
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president obama 49%, mitt romney 46%. both campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of the second debate. candy crowley will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a larger role than agreed to by the candidates. according to "time" magazine's mark halperin, the two campaigns have raised objections saying the moderator's participation should be much more limited than she's leading people to believe. crowley has suggested she'll ask follow-up questions, which is not part of the agreed upon format. >>> as the candidates get in their final cram session before tomorrow night's debate, aides say president obama will be more aggressive, and mitt romney's camp says he'll be ready. for details, we go now to nbc's tracie potts for the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. aides say that the president has seen the tape of the last debate, that he was disappointed but that he is determined not to make the same mistakes tomorrow. >> hello everybody, hello, hello. >> reporter:
president obama 49%, mitt romney 46%. both campaigns are expressing concern about the moderator of the second debate. candy crowley will be hosting the debate, and she suggested that she'll play a larger role than agreed to by the candidates. according to "time" magazine's mark halperin, the two campaigns have raised objections saying the moderator's participation should be much more limited than she's leading people to believe. crowley has suggested she'll ask follow-up questions,...
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today president obama plans to roll out his plan. for more we go live to nbc's tracy pots in washington. >> reporter: good morning. word this morning from the white house is that the president will propose a 4.4 deficit reduction plan. less spending on medicare and medicaid and spending on pentagon and defense spending issues. and tax increase that republicans say they don't want to talk about until we cut more from the budget. any talk of a tax increase is a non starter. the minority leader in the senate says that you can't tax your way out of debt. republicans also saying they don't want to raise the nation's debt limit so that we can take on more credit. they are pushing back a vote on that until july which would be after we hit the limit but before any bills would come over due. the treasury department saying that would become dangerous. we are expected to hit a record $1.4 trillion deficit this year. >> thank you. former egyptian president facing questions and battling health issues. he is reportedly been diagnosed with an igreg
today president obama plans to roll out his plan. for more we go live to nbc's tracy pots in washington. >> reporter: good morning. word this morning from the white house is that the president will propose a 4.4 deficit reduction plan. less spending on medicare and medicaid and spending on pentagon and defense spending issues. and tax increase that republicans say they don't want to talk about until we cut more from the budget. any talk of a tax increase is a non starter. the minority...
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>> reporter: warnings of trouble now for president obama romney's closing the gap. the latest poll, reuters has them tied, gallup has romney up by 2, pew has him up by 4. it's not just ohio which you mentioned earlier. new polls now in pennsylvania and michigan show they may not be as sure of a bet for president obama as originally thought. lynn? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks. >>> elsewhere a 70-year-old man has become the first person in florida to die from the meningitis outbreak. that brings the death toll nationwide to 12 at least 119 people in ten states have been affected. now two lawmakers say they'll write legislation giving the fda more power over specialty pharmacies like the one believed to be at the center of the outbreak. >>> we have an update this morning on that 14-year-old pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban for blogging. the senior neurosurgeon tells nbc news the girl was operated on today but remains in critical condition. however, he is optimistic about her recovery. she was air lifted to a military hospital after being attacked
>> reporter: warnings of trouble now for president obama romney's closing the gap. the latest poll, reuters has them tied, gallup has romney up by 2, pew has him up by 4. it's not just ohio which you mentioned earlier. new polls now in pennsylvania and michigan show they may not be as sure of a bet for president obama as originally thought. lynn? >> tracie potts in washington, thanks. >>> elsewhere a 70-year-old man has become the first person in florida to die from the...
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president obama plans to meet with israeli and palestinian leaders in an effort to put out a political fire. >>> in hot water. newly released video shows two maryland police officers beating an unarmed student. >>> and tough to swallow. a new report reveals the outrageous amount one gornment agency paid for muffins and outrageous amount one gornment agency paid for muffins and other snacks. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with walking the diplomatic tight rope. president obama speaks to the united nations later this morning but perhaps more importantly he's meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas tonight, trying to broker a compromise on palestinian statehood. in an effort that could potentially backfire on him both overseas and here at home. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. that meeting with the boss was a late add to the president's schedule. he is also m
president obama plans to meet with israeli and palestinian leaders in an effort to put out a political fire. >>> in hot water. newly released video shows two maryland police officers beating an unarmed student. >>> and tough to swallow. a new report reveals the outrageous amount one gornment agency paid for muffins and outrageous amount one gornment agency paid for muffins and other snacks. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning....
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president obama will attend a campaign event in fairfax, virginia. after that mr. obama will reportedly head to camp david to prepare for monday's third and final presidential debate. governor romney and his running mate paul ryan will attend a rally in daytona beach, florida, where country music star john rich is scheduled to perform. and a reminder to you, our coverage of the third and final presidential debate begins monday night, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on nbc. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. we're going to begin with a bit of political hijinks where one man wanted his dad to win a florida election at all costs. the son of an incumbent school superintendant was caught stealing the campaign signs of his dad's opponent. the alleged thief is also a city councilman and assistant principal. state police is now investigating. >>> all right. now to texas where some high school cheerleaders fought the law and won. a judge ruled in favor of the students who were barred from putting bible versus on banners
president obama will attend a campaign event in fairfax, virginia. after that mr. obama will reportedly head to camp david to prepare for monday's third and final presidential debate. governor romney and his running mate paul ryan will attend a rally in daytona beach, florida, where country music star john rich is scheduled to perform. and a reminder to you, our coverage of the third and final presidential debate begins monday night, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific right here on nbc. >>>...
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obama could not be president for long because what black man holds a steady job for four years. they're talking about a settlement with the police department to change the practices or face a lawsuit. the mayor says that he is aware of the report and will issue a statement today once made public. before he leaves the justice department the attorney is expected to file a separate report clearing wilson of the charges. >>> let's go to obama care at stake. at a have i is live for us in washington and tracey what is the new legal challenge. >> this time the money that millions of americans get to help pay for the premiums. the case is key verses burr well. it's not a constitutional question but a interpretation of five words in a thousand page document known as obama care. >> those words an exchanged established by the state. >> the law grands sub staty in exchange and established by a state. not by the federal health and not health care.org. millions of people that did not set up the own exchanges are getting things to help pay for the insurances. >> i don't want to seem them disap
obama could not be president for long because what black man holds a steady job for four years. they're talking about a settlement with the police department to change the practices or face a lawsuit. the mayor says that he is aware of the report and will issue a statement today once made public. before he leaves the justice department the attorney is expected to file a separate report clearing wilson of the charges. >>> let's go to obama care at stake. at a have i is live for us in...
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assumed, mitt romney's big triumph was in wisconsin, a november battleground and he aimed at barack obama. >> when you drive home and stop by the gas station, take a look at the prices and ask yourself, four more years of that? >> reporter: romney gets a big delegate haul. the primaries were winner take all. romney won all ages, men and women in wisconsin, even the tea party vote. a big loss for rick santorum. he gets few, if any, delegates but back home in pennsylvania denied it's game over. >> we have now reached the point where it's halftime, half the delegates in this process have been selected and who's ready to charge out of the locker room in pennsylvania for a strong second half. >> reporter: president obama was throwing fall campaign fastballs, aimed at mitt romney. and the deep spending cuts he backs. >> it's laughable. >> reporter: the president will campaign on taxing millionaires more. >> i repeat what i said before, that is not class warfare, that is not class envy. that is math. >> reporter: rick santorum's math is one, one more chance, pennsylvania in three weeks. i'm stev
assumed, mitt romney's big triumph was in wisconsin, a november battleground and he aimed at barack obama. >> when you drive home and stop by the gas station, take a look at the prices and ask yourself, four more years of that? >> reporter: romney gets a big delegate haul. the primaries were winner take all. romney won all ages, men and women in wisconsin, even the tea party vote. a big loss for rick santorum. he gets few, if any, delegates but back home in pennsylvania denied it's...
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. >>> first lady michelle obama was in fine form celebrating her 49th birthday. the white house said the president and mrs. obama dined with friends last night at an italian restaurant at washington's upscale georgetown neighborhood. earlier in the day, the first lady debuted her hairdo featuring new bangs in a twitter pic she featured online. we'll see if the new do is there for inauguration day. very cute. >> in fact preparations for the parties and the president's big day is well under way. nbc's tracie potts has details. hi. >> reporter: hi, good morning. it's a lot of work. i want to show you some animation that gives you a virtual look at what people will see and what you're seeing if you're not here televised on monday when president obama for the second time this year takes the oath of office. remember he does the first official and private one at the white house on sunday, then the big event here on monday. all of this being built up at the capitol, the president will give his speech there which analysts say should not be partisan, he should stick to the
. >>> first lady michelle obama was in fine form celebrating her 49th birthday. the white house said the president and mrs. obama dined with friends last night at an italian restaurant at washington's upscale georgetown neighborhood. earlier in the day, the first lady debuted her hairdo featuring new bangs in a twitter pic she featured online. we'll see if the new do is there for inauguration day. very cute. >> in fact preparations for the parties and the president's big day is...
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that's what president obama said, his word literally to democrats. trying to re-energize the party with some political tough love. >> i don't know about you, but i'm fired up. >> reporter: president obama telling democrats, ignore polls and pundits claiming the party's apathetic. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can't let this country fall backwards because of rest of us didn't care enough to fight. >> reporter: in interviews he's even tougher. the president told "rolling stone" the democrats "sitting on their hands complaining are irresponsible." republicans and even some democrats say beating up the base may backfire. >> out there trying to terrify them, and put all of these scare tactics out there and hope that the fear will drive them to the polls. >> reporter: mr. obama's on a four-day swing to drum up support amid a faltering economy. >> i don't think there's one specific sector to put the blame on. >> reporter: nearly one therpd of american dos. in a new poll, the percentage who blame mr. obama for america's economic growth has almost doubled
that's what president obama said, his word literally to democrats. trying to re-energize the party with some political tough love. >> i don't know about you, but i'm fired up. >> reporter: president obama telling democrats, ignore polls and pundits claiming the party's apathetic. >> we cannot sit this one out. we can't let this country fall backwards because of rest of us didn't care enough to fight. >> reporter: in interviews he's even tougher. the president told...
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president obama says he's going to fight for that. dara? >> looks like a big day ahead, tracie potts from washington. thank you, tracie. >>> well, another election day decision makes way for a texas sized legal battle. it is a symbolic one. fracking is no longer allowed where it was pioneered. voters in denton, near dallas, passed a ban on the natural gas distracting technique. it is behind the so-called u.s. energy renaissance, but skeptics ask at what cost. data from the u.s. geological survey shows a surge in earthquakes in states that use the procedure. >>> caught on tape, diners at a houston restaurant running for their lives as an suv plows into a glass window. these two men seated right next to the window had had no time to react, scary moments. one of them even gets pinned under the buffet area. seconds later, you see the driver pull the suv into reverse. but then only to head back to the buffet area again. the driver says she was trying to park in the handicap space, but hit the gas instead of the brake. eight diners were taken to
president obama says he's going to fight for that. dara? >> looks like a big day ahead, tracie potts from washington. thank you, tracie. >>> well, another election day decision makes way for a texas sized legal battle. it is a symbolic one. fracking is no longer allowed where it was pioneered. voters in denton, near dallas, passed a ban on the natural gas distracting technique. it is behind the so-called u.s. energy renaissance, but skeptics ask at what cost. data from the u.s....
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president obama promises to pursue strong action. the u.n. council has scheduled an emergency meeting for later this morning. >>> fugitive chris dorner is on the run from los angeles. the former lapd cop has been officially charged with killing police michael crane in riverside last thursday. dorner is also suspected in two other deaths which authorities believe are revenge killings from being fired from the police force five years ago. a large "wanted" billboard featuring dorner's pictures are now up in southern cal. there's a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture. null >>> meanwhile, in chicago a manhunt has ended and two men have been charged in the shooting death of 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. 18-year-old michael ward and kenneth williams face charges of murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery. police say they open fire on hadiya and her friends in a chicago park last month just days after she performed with her school at president obama's inauguration. officials say the shooting was a tragic case of mistaken
president obama promises to pursue strong action. the u.n. council has scheduled an emergency meeting for later this morning. >>> fugitive chris dorner is on the run from los angeles. the former lapd cop has been officially charged with killing police michael crane in riverside last thursday. dorner is also suspected in two other deaths which authorities believe are revenge killings from being fired from the police force five years ago. a large "wanted" billboard featuring...
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lunch, sitting to close to obama, they had to shake hands and couldn't avoid the toast. this is not reagan and gorbachev or the clinton and yeltsin. >> this is not the vlad and barack show. >> no. they are very blunt and direct with one another. >> putin sees every rivalry as a sports match. >> he always shows himself as the macho man. a strong man. he sees weakness and seizes on it. >> he sees weakness. just a handle of rebels trained at huge cost and isis rangs ranks growing. >> in the race for the white house, donald trump is getting specific about his long awaited tax plan. he's pledging tax relief for the middle class. but some say his plan is a gift for the wealthy. >> in the lobby of his manhattan skyscraper, donald trump got down to details. >> this is going to cost me a fortune. >> campaign says would get rid of income tax for millions of americans while lowering rates for the rich. under the plan individuals making less than 25 grand and married couples making less than 50 would pay no income tax. the highest tax rate would drop from 39.6 to 25%. and state taxe
lunch, sitting to close to obama, they had to shake hands and couldn't avoid the toast. this is not reagan and gorbachev or the clinton and yeltsin. >> this is not the vlad and barack show. >> no. they are very blunt and direct with one another. >> putin sees every rivalry as a sports match. >> he always shows himself as the macho man. a strong man. he sees weakness and seizes on it. >> he sees weakness. just a handle of rebels trained at huge cost and isis rangs...
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>>> fiscal fight, a warning from president obama as the clock ticks down on the debt default deadline. >>> and a walk to remember. astronauts complete the final spacewalk of the american astronauts complete the final spacewalk of the american shuttle era. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hlo and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a summer scorcher. dangerously high levels of heat and humidity have a large portion of the country in a choke hold this morning as the mercury hits record highs in the northeast and heat advisories remain in effect for several states. residents are wondering when the brutal heat will pass. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: the blazing summer sun is delivering heat -- >> it's super hot. >> reporter: -- and havoc across a huge cross-section of the country right now. the national weather service has issued a heat advisory in at least 23 states, with an excessive heat warning across parts of ten states in the south and midwest. >> this is some oppressive
>>> fiscal fight, a warning from president obama as the clock ticks down on the debt default deadline. >>> and a walk to remember. astronauts complete the final spacewalk of the american astronauts complete the final spacewalk of the american shuttle era. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hlo and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a summer scorcher. dangerously...